3.8% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upwey · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upwey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults in Upwey are working or looking for work, at 70.5%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 70.5% of adults are in the workforce, full-time work is less common than usual, at 55.8%, which is well below the Victorian figure. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, a little below the state and national figures.
70.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.1% and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.2%, and managers at 13.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Upwey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22620/upwey/topic/employment